El Faro was vulnerable to flooding and was unlikely to have survived heavy storm conditions if it took on water in a single compartment in one of its cargo holds, a US Coast Guard official said Monday.
Jeffrey Stettler, an agency marine engineer who is serving as technical advisor to the Marine Board of Investigation probing the containership ro-ro (conro)'s sinking, gave the most comprehensive public explanation yet of the stability factors that may have led to the casualty.
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